Control What You Can Control: Staying Calm When The World Is Falling Apart
Fear, uncertainty, anxiety seem to be the main emotions everybody is experiencing right now. The pandemic and COVID-19 seemed to creep up on us like a thief in a night. Nobody on earth could have predicted these fearful moments — that will soon become history.
But in order for something to be a thing of the past, we first must live through it. We must go through the fog, the chaos, the challenging times. However, let me remind you of the power in which you possess.
You have the ability to choose how you respond to external circumstances. You have full control of your attitude, and mindset during this pandemic. You may not have control of what exactly happens, but control what you can control.
With quicker access to social media and news outlets, it is easy to want to tune in and see what is happening. The news media pushes out nothing but topics that incite fear, and paranoia within you. They have no care in the world how it is going to affect you emotionally and mentally.
You have to be the one to decide if that is the type of content you want filling your mind. Or would you rather be intentional in what you choose to consume? There is no problem tuning in to check on the status of a situation, but do not let it consume you.
